Adventuring in my Mini Art Journal - Day 10

I'm so glad you're continuing on this adventure with me!  Hello, again, and I've got Day 10 of my Art Marks Challenge journal to share with you today.  It's been pretty busy around here, but having a little creative time is just the ticket.  The Art Marks Challenge is from Rae Missigman and Sandi Keene.  It was technically last month, but I'm still catching up.

Day 10 - Quit

 

For some Art Marks Challenge history, you can click here.  And Rae's Instagram account here shows Rae's interpretation of the prompts.  Rae made tiny cards and put them into this gorgeous little pocket journal, which is super thick.  I'm pretty jealous.

It also got me thinking about rules.  Art has some rules.  Mix certain colors of paint, like red and green, you'll get mud.  Bookbinding has certain rules and tools to make those gorgeous journals I've seen.  However, the idea of making little cards and then adding those cards to an already existing journal, as Rae did, never occurred to me.  And I love the chunky books, so it makes great sense.  And gives me permission to do the same, which I intend to do at some point.  For now, I'm still working in the journal I made, though I pulled it apart to help with photographing.  I'll share a picture of it once it's actually done and put together again.

I'm going to be posting all my pages.  For the most part it's been individual pages, but a couple have been groups and I may do a few more posts like that.

For the Day 10 prompt of Quit, I had to pause for a moment.  We all know the phrase quitters never win and winners never quit.  We also all know people in our lives that run the gamut from ready to quit at a drop of a hat to those that won't stop even when all the signs are saying to make a smart retreat and try a new angle.  In both of those scenarios, and everything in between, there's the behind the scenes of leaving.  What is wrong with the situation to make a person want to quit or decide it's not worth it and a different tactic is better.  It's usually reasons or excuses.  What the difference?  Excuses gets you out of stuff without blame, while reasons are considerations to either stick with it or leave or come up with a plan that's in between. 

I used some fun paper for the background. I've played with my gelli plate and I have my underpaper, but I've also played with the backside of patterned paper.  Sometimes you get a patterned paper and then later on, you're asking yourself, why did I get this?  Well I took those, flipped some over that were white on the back, and played with my supplies.

The background combines several of my stencils, including an alphabet and circles stencil from Dylusions and a stencil designed by Ronda Palazzari for The Crafter's Workshop called Subway.  Looking through my stash, I found a stamped image of the ladybug woman's head from a Dylusions set I have that I had colored with my Tombow markers.

 

I added a banner die-cut from my stash and colored in the silver part with my Sharpie yellow paint marker.  Sharpie makes oil-based and water-based paint markers.  My paint marker is water-based, which seem difficult to find.  There is this set, which includes yellow.  And it has several colors to play around with, so it's a great find.

 

I added some letters stickers, and a phrase sticker from my stash, as well as stamped "excuses" with a mini alphabet stamp set using my Ranger Archival Ink in black.  I also used my Sharpie pen to do some doodles. 

 

Along the same vein as not quitting, I have a quick question for you.  You could use some extra money, right?  Who couldn't, of course.  I'm certainly no different, and I was in a real bind.  I work a day job, like many of you, and I was struggling.  Crafting takes money, and so does life.  And I thought about and pursued a few different options.  Then, I was having a conversation with a friend, about struggling financially, trying side jobs, and trying to find something that would stick long term.  I wasn't looking to make millions, just a little something extra so I can breathe a little very month.  One thing led to another and I want to share my good fortune with you!

So to help me continue my crafting and have a little wiggle room every month, I have a couple side hustles.  One is very simple, no tech skills required, and takes about 10 minutes a day.  It's an e-mail marketing system called Cliqly and it's a great!  Perfect for those short on time, which is all of us.  It's all set up, and you get your own referral link to up those commissions!  You don't have to bug family and friends, and you also start with a list, so no starting from scratch.  Don't waste another second if you're interested.

I've also included affiliate links for the products I've used.  I earn a commission for any purchases you make, with no price increase for you.  I truly appreciate the support! 

I'm also entering this in Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my art journal page.  Bye for now!